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Baby shower game: winner take all.

BillsBunkie wrote:

At the baby shower u go around to all the guest and ask them do they wanna play winner take all. they can donate as much money as they want in order to participate. u can use raffle tickets or write their name on a piece of paper. you tell them who ever name or raffle number gets drawn "winner takes all".once everyone who has made their entry into the game u stand in front of the party and count up all the money to get everyone excited. then mommy to be comes up and draws from the hat and the winner gets a nicely wrapped box or pretty give bag containing a big bottle of All laundry detergent. WINNER TAKE ALL. the money is then given to mommy to be to start babys bank or shop for baby. every one loved it at my shower.

I would never lie to my guests or *trick* them like that. I also wouldn't ask for money when they already bought you a gift. That game seems pretty unfair.

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BillsBunkie

if ur guest get upset over a dollar raffle ticket they need to relax, its only 1 dollar...

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linemansgirl

I agree with another poster, the game seems tacky to me.

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unwinged911

Not a game i would want at my shower its tacky.

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cheetahbaby23

Im so going to try it at my shower!!

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LuLu1893

Agree...VERY tacky. The guests were nice enough to attend, bring a present, and end up being tricked into a bottle of detergent? So cheap and classless!Make sure you at least get HE for anyone doing this prank.

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dying2live

@LuLu1893 That's tacky unless u show the ALL soap at the beginning (with. Smile lol) as u explain it and friends may even get more tickets bc they know it is going towards a fun baby gift ($!) if raffles are just a dollar that's cool but if I even considered this game I wld have it on a sign as people come in and not make it a sit down game at all incase people don't want to do it. You could say at the end of the party, for those that entered, we are now having a drawing for the ALL! And then laugh :)

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ally1694

@BillsBunkie I would be so embarrassed if this happened at my shower... I agree... I think it would be better of guests knew up front what they were donating towards.

First off my friends planned my babyshower, secondly if ur guest get upset about a dollar they used to buy a raffle ticket I think u need some new friends.

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mrsrodriguez3545

@BillsBunkie People are so mean! If you don't like the game and think its tacky then don't comment and eat a freakin cookie. How could you tell someone you would think they're a charity case, or that something they like is tacky grow up seriously. Smh my family or friends better not complain about a dollar game. I would prob give the money tho lol i'm too nice and would feel bad but it sounds like a cool game

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TammysTwinz

@unwinged911 Happened to me at a shower and I thought it was ghetto ...just didn't seem like an honest way to get more financial help for baby.

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BillsBunkie

That charity case comment definitely didn't phase me, the people who know me personally know that my family is financially straight. We are not in need of handouts. I guess its considered tacky to have a gag gift at a baby shower too?!?! LOOSEN UP AND HAVE FUN PEOPLE!!!

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chelley131

@BillsBunkie A better raffle idea is a diaper raffle. Guests receive 1 raffle ticket for every box of diapers gifted. I'm planning to raffle off an iPod and LA Lakers tix!!

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Ebo992014175255107

I don't see how u guys say it's classless or tacky it's just a game and a cheap raffle ticket. Not only that you invest a lot into these baby showers to make them look nice you provide food and make sure they enjoy themselves and when u give them the all the also receive a gift other than the all. Now whats tacky is ppl come to a baby shower and gamble and expect to win the money that's tacky

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ralexis80

@mcgeelisha I think it's a tacky Idea! Your telling your guest the more dollars they give the better there chances of winner takes all. So its not really just $1. If that happened to me and I thought I could win and then to say ha just kidding I would be annoyed. Plus your already getting a gift so no need for extra cash.

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tigerlily0927

@ralexis80 Agreed, that is super tacky. I would be embarrassed if that game was done at my shower. It's not about people not being able to "loosen up and have fun," it's about appearing to be greedy and tricking people out of money. But as they say, to each their own....

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